Boo

So I took Boo to the vet yesterday, who was nice, but a bit aspergers-y in a way.

Anyway, she was healthy and the walk wore her out, which pleased me. She'd put on 3.5 pounds since her surgery a month ago, which is good since she's still a bit underweight. We go to CT to visit my parents and their Standard Poodle William who loves to play with other dogs tomorrow, which we are very excited about. Hopefully she won't puke in the car. I'm planning on giving her some Dramamine as a preventive measure.

Some more observations about her:

1. She is a very hungry girl, but would really prefer that we stand next to her while she eats. Otherwise she'll eat half the food and then come curl up on the couch next to us and graze on the rest later in the day.

2. Her favorite game is to race across the house at top speed and then hurl herself into the couch. Then race back and hurl herself into me. I'm not sure how much I like this game.

3. Her second favorite game is "blue towel" which we play when we bring her in from a walk. We use the blue towel to wipe the ice and salt off her feet and then throw it over her head.

4. She also enjoys our game, "Obedience School," which consists of leash training, sitting, staying, and coming. She even goes into and out of her crate on command. She's not such a fan of "down" but we're getting there.

5. When she sits next to you on the couch, she will wedge herself between me and the back of the couch.

6. She snores like a chainsaw. Luca and I have started calling her Miss. Piggy.

7. She doesn't beg at all. I can sit eating breakfast on the couch, and she will come over to sniff. But if I tell her no, she curls up in a ball at the other end of the couch and goes to sleep.

8. She is beginning to get the hang of walking on a leash. Last night Luca commented that she was so good about not pulling that sometimes it felt like there wasn't a dog at the end of the leash, and he had to look to make sure she was still there.

9. So admission -- she is probably part pit, though we don't know for sure. However she has been really friendly with all the dogs and people we have met. Waggy tail and sniffing all around. Sometimes people give her a wide berth or make negative comments about her pit-ness, but then I take a look at the snarling ball of fur on the end of their leashes and think, "But YOU'RE the one with the aggressive animal!"

10. When Luca comes home, her favorite thing to do is lie on her back on the couch for a tummy scratch. You should hear the snorting then!

Her words:
Boo
Sit
Walk
Treat
Crate
Come
Stay
No

So that's it. She's a really sweetie. I hope she likes William when we visit my parents. If so, it should be a real treat for both of them.